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Dialysis patient with sudden focal neurologic deficits, cerebral air embolism

April 4, 2026Emergency Medicine News

Emergency Medicine News warns that dialysis patients with sudden focal neurologic deficits may have cerebral air embolism, stressing rapid recognition, avoiding Trendelenburg, and urgent oxygen plus hyperbaric therapy.

Dialysis patient + sudden focal neuro deficits? Think cerebral air embolism.
underscores rapid recognition, avoiding Trendelenburg, and urgent oxygen + hyperbaric therapy.
Rare but deadly if missed.
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